The Elgin Alumni Association recently held its 113th alumni banquet at the Stampede Hall, where they awarded four Elgin High School graduates with scholarships: https://tinyurl.com/ymjc5z7w
La Grande School Board adopts budget for 2023-24: https://tinyurl.com/468ttahf
Recent Pendleton High School graduate wins 2023 Oregon Poetry Association’s Cascadia Student Poetry Contest: https://tinyurl.com/3hwe336h
IMESD wishes everyone a happy and safe 4th of July holiday!
La Grande School District's new summer lunch program is off to a promising start:
https://tinyurl.com/4p68nnvx
“The difference between a student with access to reliable internet service and those without it during the pandemic was huge,” Umatilla School Superintendent Heidi Sipe said Tuesday, June 27, during U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden's visit to Umatilla High School: https://tinyurl.com/mr3wejun
The Umatilla-Morrow County Farm Bureau announces scholarships and awards:
https://tinyurl.com/378vwrkp
Several Umatilla County students were recognized during the 2023 Oregon Charter Academy graduation ceremony: https://tinyurl.com/yc3ck344
Personal finance and life skills added to graduation requirements for high schoolers in Oregon starting in 2027: https://tinyurl.com/2n5kvp5b
The Riverside Booster Club recently awarded 13 scholarships for a total of $8,250: https://tinyurl.com/y96bt5b5
Local players hit the court for the All-Star Series with players from Echo, Ione, and Nixyaawii chosen to play: https://tinyurl.com/29d7zz3y
The 2023-24 Maryan L. McElligott Memorial Scholarship program recently awarded $3,000 to four Ione High School alumni: https://tinyurl.com/3vzpuhsx
Mobile classroom making STEM education fun for students:
https://tinyurl.com/yw7wcnft
The Milton-Freewater and Athena-Weston school districts are offering free meal services this summer: https://tinyurl.com/47xhhup4
Five ways to help kids retain knowledge over the summer: https://tinyurl.com/4xzukxwv
IMESD celebrates all of the Class of 2023 Graduates in our component school districts with a slideshow highlighting photos of their events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kooKxkab7lQ
BMCC and Union County collaborate to offer higher education programs in the community: https://tinyurl.com/2dwkxa6a
La Grande School District renews School Resource Officer contract: https://tinyurl.com/2p99swny
Pendleton High School's ASPIRE program helps students earn millions in scholarships: https://tinyurl.com/2p86z5up
La Grande Observer has first high school news intern: https://tinyurl.com/2p8akyuv